Franklin Mine, Michigan -- Copper Town
| Artist | John Vachon (American, 1914–1975) |
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| Title | Franklin Mine, Michigan -- Copper Town |
| Date | August 1941 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18.3 × 24.1 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.7 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.3.60 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a line of wood-sided, saltbox style homes taken from the back yard. An outhouse and a clothesline hung with white laundry are visible in the tall grass of the nearest home's back yard. An empty, light sky dominates the composition; it is cut through by three parallel telephone lines.
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"Franklin Mine, Michigan -- Copper Town | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.3.60